10 Things You Need To Know About Marvel's New Spider-Man

From Civil War to The Savage Land, this is what Marvel has in store for Tom Holland.

By Josh Wilding /

It felt like it was never going to happen, but Marvel Studios and Sony finally announced yesterday the new Peter Parker/Spider-Man; Tom Holland. The news comes a little over a year since the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, so why are fans so excited? It's because this version of the wall-crawler will call the Marvel Cinematic Universe home. Spider-Man being part of The Avengers was a pipe dream for years, but an unprecedented deal was struck earlier this year that has made the one time fantasy of fanboys a reality. Holland being cast as Spider-Man and Jon Watts being set to direct the 2017 reboot has brought with it plenty of new information about the character's role in Captain America: Civil War and some surprising details on how the 19 year old British actor landed the role. Here's a collection of the biggest stories, breaking down everything you need to know about what's in store for the new Peter Parker. After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 came close to killing the franchise, it's vital that Marvel get this movie right. Based on all of the information which has flooded online since Marvel made that announcement yesterday, they have some truly spectacular plans for him...